During the recent year, MPDD took a number of initiatives to facilitate the participants of post induction and mandatory courses for promotion as an incentive for the trainee officers/officials those incentives includes free meals (breakfast, lunch and dinner) free hostel facility and study tour. The details are given as under:-
- Provision of Free Meals
Prior to 2011, the participants were not being given meals. In the hostel they used to arrange food on self help basis however MPDD was providing the services of cooks and waiters, during the training. They were entertained only by a welcome and farewell lunch. In contrast the other training institution like Staff College, NIPA Civil Service Academy (CSA) were providing free of cost meals to the participants. The MPDD took an initiative and started provision of meals to participants of all long courses.
- Free Hostel Accommodation
MPDD was providing hostel facility to participants of all long and short courses belonging to government and non government organization on payment of room rent. After completion of course, they had to claim it as TA/DA which was a cumbersome process in many cases. Even in some cases the participants could not get reimbursement of amount incurred on payment of hostel charges. Keeping in view the difficulties faced by the participants, MPDD decided to provide free of cost hostel accommodation to all participants of long and short courses.
- Study Tours
Study tours are a necessary part of a training activity. Study tours are organized to give the participants exposure of the different organizations. Before 2011, the participants had to incur the amount for payment of charges of hotel, transport and meals during the study tour and after completion of course they used to claim reimbursement through TA/DA. It was quiet difficult to arrange heavy amount especially by the newly recruited probationer of post induction courses. Therefore, MPDD firstly included the cost of study tours in the cost estimate of the 32 weeks Post Induction course for PMS Officers. Thereafter, it was made a practice for all mandatory promotion related courses, Now all the participants enjoy the study tour free of cost.